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Right, got you.
@transparent I have an Emlite ECA2 MID-approved meter fitted which records solar generation (available for around £40). The meter records slightly hig...
Agree with the above. Without knowing what the modulation curve of any given heat pump/compressor looks like, about all we can do is assume the manufa...
@heatgeek I have a very over-sized Samsung (12kW gen6, with a heat loss of maybe 4-5kW). We suffer with poor dT which struggles to get above 3C. Are y...
Yes, that's the default value, but can be set between 10C to 35C.
@bontwoody on my gen6 Samsung it's FSV #4013 Heating Off Temp, and by default is set to OAT of 35C (I have reduced mine to 25C). Like @ashp-bobba says...
I cannot speak for other manufacturers, but I know Samsung's WC 'curves' are very simplistic with just two set points with a straight line between, an...
Not an issue for us as there is no mains gas in our village despite an LNG terminal just down the road and a major 1m diameter gas main for the LNG pa...
Our March generation was 133% of our PVGIS prediction at 400kWh generated versus 300kWh predicted from our south facing 3.645kWp array. Now winter i...
As @bontwoody says, if they are inside the heated envelope of the house then it becomes a question of whether it is more beneficial for more of the he...
Gutted for you. We are waiting to hear on our application to increase our solar array to 7.2kWp and add a Tesla PW3 battery (max 11.04kW export), but ...
General wisdom is to oversize the array slightly, so if your export limit is 5kW (and you have or can add a 5kW inverter), then being able to generate...
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